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ROLLING OVER YOUR IRA? BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR RMD
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst The road to retirement is long. Along the way you may need to move the funds in your IRA. When that time comes, you will want to be sure that everything is done correctly. Moving your retirement funds can be tricky and the consequences...
CAPITAL GAINS RULES AND INELIGIBLE DISTRIBUTIONS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst Question: Dear Ed Slott team members, Would you please address the following scenario. You bought stock in an IRA for a $1000. Ten years later, it has appreciated to $10,000. If the stock was not in an IRA, you would owe capital gains...
GLIDE PATH TO A LANDING POINT
By Andy Ives CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst Assisting business owners with the establishment of a new 401K plan brings a multitude of questions. From plan design to investment options to employee education, everything is in play. One common topic of discussion is the plan’s...
YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO YOUR IRA FOR 2019
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst Good news for retirement savers! The IRA contribution limit, which was $5,500 for 2018, will rise to $6,000 for 2019. If you are over age 50 in 2019, you will be able to save even more. The limit for those who are age 50 or over in...
TAKING DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS
By Beverly DeVeny IRA Analyst After Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017, Congress passed special legislation allowing expanded access to retirement plan funds for individuals affected by those storms. Congress also previously enacted that sort of legislation...
A NOT SO SIMPLE DISCUSSION ON SIMPLE IRAS
By Jeremy T. Rodriguez, JD IRA Analyst SIMPLE IRAs are popular retirement vehicles for small businesses. They are relatively cheap to adopt and are easy to understand and administer. However, that doesn’t mean problems do not arise. Routinely, we see issues involving...
COMBINING INHERITED IRAS AND THEIR RMDS
By Beverly DeVeny IRA Analyst IRA owners can clearly combine the accounts they own and they can combine the required minimum distributions (RMDs) from multiple IRAs and take them from any one or combination of their IRAs. But what are the rules for inherited IRAs? An...
SIMPLE INHERITED IRA SCREW-UP RESULTS IN A $9,000 TAX BILL
By Jeremy T. Rodriguez, JD IRA Analyst Legal training is less about memorization and more about understanding how to break down complex problems. With that mind, I often suggest that people understand the law and not try to memorize it. Why was it enacted and what is...
ROTH CONTRIBUTIONS & CALCULATING RMDS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Jeremy T. Rodriguez, JD IRA Analyst Question: Hi, I am an advisor and attended the Instant IRA Success workshop in 2017 and found it really useful in my practice. I have a client situation I am trying to clarify and am sure you can help. The client ( husband...
WHY IRA BENEFICIARIES SHOULD NAME THEIR OWN BENEFICIARIES
By Beverly DeVeny IRA Analyst I just had a call from an advisor with a “complicated” scenario. “Ralph” died and left his IRA to his spouse “Alice.” Ralph was 62 in the year he died. Alice did nothing with the IRA. It remained an inherited IRA and there were no...
USING THE MEDICAL EXPENSE EXCEPTION TO THE 10% EARLY DISTRIBUTION PENALTY
By Jeremy T. Rodriguez, JD IRA Analyst Generally, taking distributions from an IRA or qualified plan before retirement age should be a last resort. Of course, life has its unexpected pitfalls and at times, earlier access to these funds is necessary. One of the ways...
IRA ROLLOVERS AND PAYING FOR COLLEGE WITH A 401(K): TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst Question: Hi Ed: I have been reading you for more than 20 years – thank you for all your contributions to our industry. I have a client (about to be over 70 ½) whose new employer told him that he should roll all of his old employer...
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